Built-ing wall seat



1,698,036 E.. M. TRAMMLL.

' BUILT-IN WALL SEATl Filed oct. 28,

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Patented dan. 8, 1929.

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BUILT-IN WALL SEAT.

Application led October 28, 1927. Serial No. 229,341.1..

I This invention relates primarily to a wall seat adapted to be built-in to the wall 'of a room aiid opened into operative position whenever desired. Although illustrated in connection with a wall seat, Vit is obvious that the same mechanism may be applied to a small table, ironing board .or the like and the invention is, therefore, not to be regarded as limited except by the scope of theclaims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wall v seat shown in open position.

Figure 2 is a front view with the seat in closed position. u

Figure 3 isa vertical section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure i is a horizontal section on the line f 4--4 of Figure 3 showing yone-half of the device.

The device is adapted to set into a suitable opening in any wall A either when the building is constructed or thereafter. It comprises a box like member having a top 1, bottom 2, back 3, and side walls 4. An'ornainental front is provided with side panels 5, a top panel 6, and a lower panel 7. These front panels may be of any desired configuration or design to conform to the appearance of the remaining woodwork of the room.

Hinged at 8 to the ,upper edge of the bottom panel 7 is a board 9 which has hinged to the other end thereofat 10 a short member 11 provided with a handle or knob 12 and having in its edge a spring pressed ball detent 13 adapted to cooperate with a seat laV in the edge `of the top panel 6 to hold the parts in closed position.

A seat 15 has its front ends fastened to the inner face yof the memberv 11 in any desired manner as by wooden pins and has at its rear end a rod 16 attached to the upper'surface thereof, which rod is preferably of wood and is fastened to the seat 15 by bolts or other suitable fastenings. The ends of this rod project beyond the sides of the seat 15 into grooves 17in the side members 4.

Hinged to the upper surface of the seat 15 at a point spaced a slight distance from the rod 16 is a board or panel member 19 attached to the seat 15 by hinges 18. This member 19 has at its free end and on the rear or under surface thereof, a wooden rod 20, the ends of which project beyond the sides of the board and are guided in grooves 21 in the side members 1.

The groovesl? are irregular in form and are designed yto produce the desired movement of the seat member 15 to and from open be apparent from the above description. As-

suming that the parts are in closed position and it is desired to open the same, a forward pull on the Vknob or handle 12 will cause the rod 16 to start its upward movement in the groove 17 which will result in the forward movement of the seat 15 and the supporting members 9 and 11, such movement ybeing permitted by the hinges 8 and 10. At an intermediate positionthe parte occupy the position shown in Figure 3 in dotted-lines and it iste be noted that in this opening movenient, the rod 2() is travelling upward in the grooves 21, this being permitted by. the hingesv 18. When the parts are in the fully open position shown in Figures 1 and 3, the

ends of the rods 16 rest in the end portions 22 of the grooves 19. The rear end of the seat cannot move directly upward, `directly forward, nor directly downward. Sin-ce it cannot move forward, no further movement about either of the hinges 8 or 10 is permissible and the member 9 therefore acts as a brace. At the same time, the upper endof the member 19 has reached a position where the face' thereof substantially contactswith the inner side of the lowervedge of the front panel 6 while the rod 20 prevents the same from moving directly towardvtherear. The end of the member 19 also substantially contacts with the under side of the top member 'y 1. It will be obvious that the seat is held firmly in position and can sustain any desired amount of weight on any portion there- Y Y Y of. Nevertheless` when it is desired to returnV the parts to'closed position, a slight rearward push on the front end of the seat member, followed by a lifting movement, will cause the parts to move back rapidly into closed position. Y f

Itv is obvious that the size and dimensions of the various parts may be changed as desired for various purposes, Viirious details l. A built-in wall seat or the like, compris-V ing an open front receptacle having upper and lower grooves in one of its sides, a seat provided with a guide pin Working in the lower groove, a lower brace hinged at its lower end to the front of the receptacle and atits uppeiend :to said seat, and an upper brace hinged at its lower end to the seat and Carrying it itsV Aupper endoJ guide pin working in .theupper groove, theupper end of the upper brace-being maintained within therei ceptacle at all positions of the seat.

2. A built-in wall seat or the like, comprisingan open frontreceptaole having -upper and lower grooves v1n one of its sides, `the upper groove extending downwardly and rearwardly and the` lowery groove extending downwardly and ``orwtirdly, a Seat provided with i `guide pin working in the lower groove, a lower brace hinged at its lower end to the -ront of :the receptacle and at its upper end to said seat', and an upper brace hinged at its lower end `to the sent andoarryllg It its upperend aguide .pin working nithillpper groove.

subscribed my name.

f .EARL MQ TRAMMELL..

In testimony whereof, I `lie-ve hereunto r 

